A tyre recovery service
Recovery Waste Tyres
Quantities of waste tyres are increasing in SIDS and due to the lack of environmentally sound and economically viable management options, they constitute a concerning hazard of fire and subsequent UPOPs pollution. Tyre fires have occurred in multiple occasions both regionally and internationally and they are notoriously difficult to put out.
The combustion of waste, and specifically tyres, release UPOPs into the atmosphere – amongst other Green House Gasses (GHGs) and the climate forcer black carbon – which could be avoided by implementing a sustainable recovery practice for waste tyres. Resources below detail on possible waste tyre recovery options.
Guidance report on management of waste tyres
This document aims to describe some of the viable options for treating waste tyres as an alternative to stockpiling at landfill sites. This reduces the risk of combustion and associated UPOPs emissions in the short-term, and their elimination in the long-term. It outlines different possibilities to divert tyres from stockpiles/landfills and move from waste disposal to resource recovery.
Management of waste tyres – summary presentation
Options for waste tyre recovery contained in the report, presented in a condensed format.
Fire risk mitigation for tyre stockpiles – summary presentation
Practical guidance to reduce risk of fire occurrence in tyre stockpiles.
Videos
Video showing an environmentally friendly construction method for roads, using waste tyres.
Funded by
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Implemented by
The United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO)
Executed by
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology
Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean)
